Henry Ford

An American capitalist-running-dog vs. the lazy French

2013-02-20 13:31:00

Mon dieu! C’est la vie. There. I imagine that will about cover France’s reaction to U.S. tire magnate Maurice "Morry" Taylor Jr.’s scathing criticism of French workers. In case you missed it, Taylor, head of Titan International,...

Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'Raising Hope' on Fox

2013-01-28 20:06:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 27 - Feb. 2, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan: Aracnophobiacs beware! The second episode of this new adventure/travel...

TV This Week: Jan. 27 - Feb 2: '30 Rock'

2013-01-25 12:55:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 27 - Feb. 2, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- � SUNDAY You go, "Good Wife": The lovely and talented Julianna Margulies will have the chance to add to her record...

Petersen Automotive Museum to keep vault open; new chairman named

2013-01-11 06:00:00

Ever since the Petersen Automotive Museum opened the doors to its downstairs vault to the public, the institution has had a steady line of people trying to get in. For that reason, the museum said it will keep the vault open indefinitely. Petersen...

Shining a light on sunscreen guidelines

2012-06-30 00:00:00

It's a conundrum. You want to have fun in the sun, but you don't want skin cancer or — heaven forbid! — wrinkles. Maybe you think you have it made in the shade with sunscreen. But while most sun and skin experts would advise you to slather the...

Lane Kiffin of USC finds more controversy, by the numbers

2012-10-26 13:00:00

Unbuckling the mailbag: Question: Is this really a big deal? One USC football player changing his number shouldn't warrant this much attention. Devin Willis Answer: I'll grant you that one USC jersey swap against Colorado at the Coliseum is not as...

What to look for in probiotics

2012-10-06 00:00:00

If you're interested in seeing whether eating probiotic-infused foods might improve your digestive health, look for foods (or supplements) with one of many species of lactobacillus or bifidobacterium. "There are something like 400 different probiotics,...

Carroll Shelby dies at 89; cult classic car designer

2012-05-12 00:00:00

Carroll Shelby, the charismatic Texan who parlayed a short-lived racing career into a specialized business building high-performance, street-legal cars, died Thursday. He was 89. Shelby died at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, according to an announcement by...

Read the full text of Obama's speech on the GOP budget

2012-04-03 15:00:00

The following is a transcript of President Obama's politically-charged remarks Tuesday afternoon at an Associated Press luncheon framing the general election campaign, as released by the White House. Obama: "Thank you very much.� (Applause.)� Please have...

Consumer Confidential: Highest minimum wage, generational income

2011-12-12 16:34:43

For sale: Hearse that carried John F. Kennedy's body in Dallas

2012-01-16 16:37:01

PASSINGS: Phyllis Avery

2011-05-25 00:00:00

Phyllis Avery Actress on Ray Milland, George Gobel shows Phyllis Avery, 88, an actress who portrayed the wife of Ray Milland in the early 1950s CBS sitcom originally called "Meet Mr. McNutley," died Thursday of heart failure at her Los Angeles home, her...

The Ford Motor Co. founder seems to have built an assembly line straight to the bank. A major figure in the development of automobiles for the masses, he pioneered still-popular business practices, including the production of cheap goods at low cost.

2012-10-18 11:17:22

Henry Ford of Cambridge, England, (from left) Tom Spaman of Rockford and Eli Brown of The Farmer's Daughter in Elk Rapids, laugh as they realize they've been captured in this photo Thursday at the farmers market in Charlevoix.

2012-09-14 07:07:00

SymphonyIRI Group announced that Andrew Appel has joined the company as president and chief executive officer. As chief operating officer at Aon, Appel developed and implemented a successful revenue growth plan for the company.

2012-06-14 09:58:00